Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-26

Is entombed is within cover save the dom
of the church, beneath which 1t was con
structed. 1t is thirty-six feet In diamete
and twenty feet deep. The walls are c
polished granite adorned with marble re
l!efs, the effects of which Is greatly en-
HANGED by the strong golden flood of ligh
admitted through the stained windows
d The Mosaic pavement at th
bottom represents wreath O
laurels. and from 1t rise
the Sarcophagus which contains the ashe
4 of Napoleon I, thus fulfilling the reques
2 embodied In his will as inscribed over tn
a entrance to the vault
II desire that my ashes rest on the bank
of the Seine In the midst Of the Frepci
} people, whom | have so loved" HI
brother, Jerome, Is buried In chapel t
the right Of the entrance, and Joseph, hi
other brother, to the left There are still
two vacant chapels which our guide, WIN
: was an ardent monarchist, sententionsly
, informed us were being held In reserve TO-
the remains of Louis Napoleon and his sol
the prince, who sleeps on British soil
These tombs are separated from the church
proper by a partition and Is the receptacle
of many flags and other trophies.
We now recross the Seine, On a bridge
constructed of the stones taken from the
Bsstile when 1t was demolished, to the
Garden of the Tullerles, so called by reason
of the ground which 1t occupies being
once a place where tiles for roofing were
made. The Palace of the Tulleries stood
here, but were destroyed in 1871 and the
ruins were sold. Close by is the Palace
Royal It was built by Cardinal Richie
lieu in 1929 and subsequently fell
into the hands of Louis XIV, who pre-
sentea 1t to his younger brother. By fast
living the heir run through with his patri
mony, and to save himself converted In
into shops. There are fine arcades here
now " here no less than 1913 jewelry estab-
lishments manage to exist. Tourists are
generally taken In the afternoon drive 10
the cemetery of Pese la Chaise, which Is
considered one Of the great attractions of
Paris-even to healthy men. This city of
the dead dates from 1904 and contains 10
acres. There are upwards Of eighteen
| thousand monuments here, and to one who
cares to cultivate taste for grave yard
statuary and tombs of unique design, can
be here gratifed to his hearts content.
The Jewish cemetery Is included in this,
but IL separated by low wall which they
axe forbidden to pass.
Many noted persons are buried here,
amongst the number ex President Theirs,
In the Jewish portion is the tomb Of
Rachel and the family vault Of the ROths
childs. The tomb of Theirs, not entirely
completed, is but little less magnificent
than that of Napoleon's. The crypt is of
similar design, and the building which
contains it OF such large proportions, that
one on frs. sight mistakes It for
q church. Ito reflects great
credit on the Theirs family, who of their
own means, and not at the expense OF the
government, have erected a mausolem
grander than was ever accorded to simple
republican president here or elsewhere.
Probably the most attractive spot In this
cemetery was the tomb Of Abelard and
Heloise All who have read ''1nnoCents
Abroad" are familiar with the story that
attaches to these two defunct innocents
Every one has heard Of the morgue Of
Paris and doubtless associated with it In
their minds the horrible sight Of the UD-
claimed dead who reach their latter end by
foul play, suicide or accident. l confess
to sinking about the region Of the heart
when l assembled the steps that lead to the
yestibule, where you stand and gaze
through the closed windows, i0stled by
the ever present crowd looking at the
corpses. not In winding sheet laid away
In a coffin, but stretched In reclining
chair in everyday clothes, their features as
natural as the manner Of their taking off
and the ingenuity of their attendants rem
dered possible. If not Identified within
eight days the bodies Of these luckless
creatures are buried or otherwise disposed
Of Three bodies, two of them men, was
the ghastly sight that met my eyes, and I
didn't care to tarry locking for the fourth
one.
We paid our respects to number Of
churches, notably. the Cathedral OF Notre
Dame and the Pantheon. The former
dates from 1163. It hiss suffered much
from the insurgents during the revolutions
to which Paris has been subject. The
stained vase windows are very beautiful,
and the wood carvings and statuary fully
up TO the orthodox designs found In nearly
all the larger Catholic churches. For a
franc one can obtain glimpse Of the
sacred relics kept In the treasury. They
consist of fragments of the crown Of
thorns and of the true cross, nail from
the same and some silver busts of different
saints
The Pantheon dates from 1894. It has
a fine portico Of twenty-five Corinthiar
columns eighty-one feet high. We de
seconded TO the crypt and Viewed the
tomb Of Voltaire and other noted men.
The remains of Victor Hugo In coffin
not yet sealed In its final place Of deposit,
occupies cell here. It is surprising the
number of people that cIamor for admit
lance to see all that remains
of the author Of "Notre Dame"
and Lies NIiserables" In the
aisles above are cart loads Of wreaths and
immortelles, banners, etc, that We're car
ried IN his funeral procession when fifty
thousand people followed his remains to
their place About two years ago The Pan
thon was secularized and nearly all traces
of worship removed. It was on the steps
of this editice that MILNE, one of the lead
ers OF the commune, was killed In 1871.
The column Vendome, standing in the. Place
Vendome Is one Of the most conspicuous
object that greet the eyes In the streets OF
Paris. The original was constructed by
order of Napolean In initiation Of the
column Of Trsjan at Rome, to commend |
rate victories over the Austrians and Rus |
slams. 1t Is built Of masonry encased with |
bronze, the product Of 1900 cannons. 1t |
stands 142 feet high, with q diameter of
thirteen feet and Is surmounted by statue |
of the Little Corporal himself. The com |
munists pulled 1t down and broke 1t into a |
number Of pieces, but 1t was recast by the
same material and will now doubtless stsnd !
until antoher commune gets ripe.
The palace of the Lahore and the pslsce |
of Luxembourg are the two great picture
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